“It’s a special place to have training camp,” wide receiver Miles Austin said. “We are fortunate for all the fans we have out here, plus the weather. That together is a good combination.”

“This weather is damn near perfect,” safety Barry Church said via Twitter.

The Cowboys signed autographs for Naval personnel before busing to their hotel in Oxnard, where they will begin practice Sunday. Austin said he can’t wait to get started.

“It’s like the first day of school,” he said. “I had my clothes laid when I woke up this morning and was ready to go.”

The Cowboys signed a three-year contract to train in Oxnard, where they have trained several times before, after their five-year deal with the Alamodome ended at the end of last year’s camp. Austin said he enjoys training at both locations.

“It’s always feels good to run on grass, but it’s also great to run on turf,” Austin said. “The Alamodome was a good place to get work in. We weren’t out there in the heat. We were inside. I think everything has its pros and cons. At the end of the day to say that one is better than the other, it shouldn’t really matter to us. We need to be out there focus no matter what the circumstance.”